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But she was able to see her son and other family members as they joined the birthday party via the social media platform Zoom, which was shown on a big screen at the Gwyddfor Residential Home in Bodedern, near Holyhead.

Doris’s son, Ken Hughes, a retired teacher who now spends time composing and recording music, who lives near Wrexham says while it was disappointing, he couldn’t physically be with his mum on her big day at least they could see each other on screen.

He said: “It’s absolutely understandable at this time. Quite rightly the owners of Gwyddfor Residential Home, Mary and Glyn Williams, are being very cautious and that has to be the right thing to do.

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“My sister who lives in Northern Ireland was able to see and talk to her too as well as my niece. And care home staff who are self-isolating at home joined in, it was lovely. She’s as bright as a button and clearly enjoyed chatting to us."

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“Dad mainly worked going back and too to Ireland, across the Irish Sea, and occasionally down to Fishguard, places like that.

"I have a sister Brenda, 75, who now lives over in Northern Ireland.

“Mum has four grandchildren, Alan, Barbara, Edmund and Emily, all residing far from Holyhead.”

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He added: “She had a terrible cycling accident as a young woman. She was going down a steep hill and out her feet on the handlebars as she wanted to protect her stockings!

"But she somehow collided with a vehicle and was quite badly hurt. I know she lost most of her teeth and had other injuries.

“Then she contracted meningitis which she survived and later tuberculosis. She was placed in Llangwyfan Sanatorium, near Denbigh, which was a place where TB patients were treated.”